Dwarf Bittern (Ixobrychus sturmii)
About the Dwarf Bittern
The dwarf bittern (Botaurus sturmii) is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae that is widely distributed across Sub-Saharan Africa avoiding only the very arid regions. This species was formerly placed in the genus Ixobrychus.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 5 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Cameroon, South Africa in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Least BitternIxobrychus exilisrecording
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutusrecording
- Yellow BitternIxobrychus sinensisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.